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When is losing better than winning? The obvious answer has something to do with extra lottery balls, but let’s ignore that aspect (for now). Sometimes winning can complicate things where losing won’t. A loss is just a loss, and a defeat to the Hawks is to be expected given the circumstances. But a win? A wi[...]

A few things from the 110-92 loss to Atlanta: Turnovers. The Clippers turn the ball over 22 times, which leads to many uncontested dunks and 34 total points off turnover for Atlanta. This isn’t a case of the the Clippers trying to engage Atlanta in an up and down affair – this is just blatant sloppiness. Th[...]

From Adrian Wojnarowski’s Twitter: “Cavs get Jamison and Telfair, Clippers get Drew Gooden and Washington gets Illgauskas, Al Thornton and Brian Skinner and Cavs 1st round pick.” Here’s how the trade looks on ESPN’s Trade Machine. Drew Gooden’s contract expires at the end of this yea[...]

For a team that’s dedicated itself to a more intuitive brand of basketball, I can’t recall one instant, apart from Bobby Brown’s alley-oop to DeAndre Jordan (3rd, 0:37), when a member of the Clippers creates a shot or makes a play for a teammate. You see basic entry passes (although even those present[...]

Arnovitz and Abbott discuss the deal on TrueHoop: Arnovitz: “In that spirit, I’d tell disappointed Clippers fans something else: They’re going to see a lot more of DeAndre Jordan, and I think that’s a good thing. Jordan will take his lumps and occasionally embarrass himself, but his development is vital for the t[...]